Thomas County cat., 1887-01-20
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Salt will absorb odors. Where Is
yours kept?-Tae Household.
| "A few drops of extract of lavender
will prevent mucilage from molding or
!ecoming sour.-Erchongc.
Cloths dipped into hot potato water
are recommended for immediate and
complete relief in the severest cases OF
rheumatism Cleceland Leader.
Many Dakota farmers this year
raised flax for fuel. a ton of flax being
! considered more valuable for heating
purposes than a ton of soft coal.
-Bronzes should not be washed. but
busted and wiped of with dry cloth.
Water dulls and gradually destroys
bronze finished bric-a-brac. = Boston
/ Post.
The object of cultivating the soil is
to raise from it crop of plants. In
order to cultivate with economy We
must raise the largest possible quantity
with the least expense and without per-
manent injury to the soil.-DetrOn Trt-
bune.
DIR. T. H. Hoskins reminds those
whom it may concern that the milk flow
is not only diminished by bad treatment
of the cow-as striking with fist or
stool, or foolish yelling-but also by
handling by inexperienced mixers
| N. Y. Tribune.
As one sows. so will he reap. Foul
seed will usually bring fouler crops.
With clean seed it will require some
little time to get the land clean. If it is
full of foul stuff; but it can be done,
and you will be more than paid for your
trOublc.-T. B. Terry.
-Griddle Cakes: One and half pints
! of buttermilk, one teaspoOnfus soda.
one or two eggs, one tablespoonful
molasses. one half teaspoonful salt, stir.
add one quart Of flour. stir well and
bake on hot CREASED griddles; when
holes begin to appear i'll tops Of cakes
they are ready to turn. The milk
should be quite sour.-10ledo Blade.
The farmer leads pleasant life.
"All day long, with laugh and
sOng," he drives the alien cow from his
! cornfield and repair. the rail fence.
Merrily he swings the axe to and fro,
and the chips fly right and left. until.
yielding to his well-aimed blows, the
tree falls on him and breaks a leg
Drorcrs' journal.
Mr.. S. H. Marsh. of Michigan. says
the mulberry is the best post timber
that can be grown in this country. and
that it is almost rot-proof, except at the
surface of the ground. AS it is easily
grown. and in nearly all Sections. it
should receive greater attention As post
timber as well rs for shade and the feed
of silk-wOrmS.
A Soft Quilt: If coarse hen and
turkey feathers are stripped up the two
side plumes from the stem, and thrown
into bag. and the bag is rubbed hard
between the hands. or on 4 wash-bOard,
the plumes will become ma>sed together
into a delicate downy substance. much
! of which can be used in lining COM
fOrters that will be found warm and
light. A writer in Harpcr's Bazar says
that such comfOrters are equal to cider
down cOverlcts. Budget.
oh, yes: low prices are discour-
aging. but unless we are going to stop
farming we must keep on with the
work. We are paying good many
million dollars every year for fertilizers
for our upland. Let us spend few
thousand dollars in draining our rici,
low land. Every ton of produce we
get from the low land. if consumed on
the farm. will enrich the upland, and if
sold it will pay our phosphate bill. and.
perhaps, leave comfortable margin
american Agricaltnrist.